41lbs down in 2 months and a half (pic)

LosingLbsAndGainingConfidence

so, by the end of the month I hope to be 45lbs down..That will be 45 lbs down in 2 and a half months! Crazy! I'm sooo determined to hit 115 by my 25th birthday on Feb 10th I can taste it!

sorry the pic is so small i had to resize it because it kept cutting half of the pic out
I started my weight-loss in June..but hadn't took a pic until July



determination can go a long way

ryanmelissa09

Awesome Job Girl! Stay motivated and I am positive you will get to where you want to be.

pbxr

Congratulations! You look wonderful!!! Keep up the great work!! :flowerforyou:

AmyLCarpenter

way to go!!!! Keep up the great work. You can do it.:flowerforyou:

DMK710

Racheltneudecker


FANTASTIC progress!!! you should be very proud....keep up the great stride.

tfagler

That is awesome. World of diff in the pictures! Keep up the great work!

nancyggg

You are doing amazing!! Keep up the good work. I am sure you will hit your goals at the rate you are going. Keep it healthy though. That is important.

hozik

Wow, the change in your body is remarkable! Congratulations:flowerforyou:

Lucindaq

You look AMAZING! Not only do you look great but think about how better your life will be being healthy! You can do it girl!

TK266

Keep up the great work!!! The change is inspiring.

sunshine79

Wow! You have done so well. Keep iy up, can't want to see your next set of progress pics :happy: :happy:

LosingLbsAndGainingConfidence

You are doing amazing!! Keep up the good work. I am sure you will hit your goals at the rate you are going. Keep it healthy though. That is important.

thanks to everyone! I couldn't do it without MFP and all the awesome support on here.
And trust me, I keep it healthy..I see a Dr and nutritionist once a month..all that weight is gone only because of healthy change in my eating habits and the 6 sometimes 7 times a week gym visits...no matter how late I get off of work I make it to the gym ..it's def addicting.I've learned that there's no magic pill or diet fad..just dedication and permanent changes in eating habits

showers1989

great job you can really tell a difference you look great

StacySkinny

Good job on the progress so far! The second pic looks a bit stretched and distorted tough. Your head is all elongated. lol

WussKat

Wow! You look amazing! You have spurred me on - thank you so much! :-)

SouthernBell86

Wow! Great job! You're killing it! My 25th birthday is Feb 8th and it is actually one of the major reasons I finally decided to get serious about this. I just decided "I don't want to spend the second half of my twenties fat and unhealthy!"

So cool to see someone else on here with kind of the same deal going on!

LosingLbsAndGainingConfidence

Good job on the progress so far! The second pic looks a bit stretched and distorted tough. Your head is all elongated. lol

Nope, no stretching here..it doesn't look the greatest due to it being a camera phone pic..and the fact that I had to shrink it to fit on the screen..and uhm thats just how my head looks since i've cut off all my hair....thankkks alot..:/

heres a bigger version...

LosingLbsAndGainingConfidence

Wow! Great job! You're killing it! My 25th birthday is Feb 8th and it is actually one of the major reasons I finally decided to get serious about this. I just decided "I don't want to spend the second half of my twenties fat and unhealthy!"

So cool to see someone else on here with kind of the same deal going on!

yeah totally..I think one of the biggest things that's inspired me though is my Son..he just turn 6 months old..and I'm super determined to be smaller by the time he's running around..so i can stay caught up..and so he wont be embarrassed of his fat mom

last25

I am so excited and proud of you!! This is great work, keep it up. And congrats

SouthernBell86

Oh, doing it for you son is great! You are being a great Mom to him already by thinking about your own health's influence on his life. He's really lucky to have you in his life I've been watching my 4 year old niece a lot over the last couple of years, and it's definitely made me aware that I need to get healthy and in shape if I ever want to have kids

Take lots of pictures of the two of you together, as you get smaller and he gets bigger :happy:

StuAblett

The amazing disappearing "Rachel" :bigsmile:

At this rate you will reach your goal in time to enjoy a modest slice of your birthday cake!

Keep it up! :drinker:

anti

Amazing progress. You look stunning.

Question:
I don't know much about weightloss, but I thought the safe level of loss was around
0.5kg (1 lb) per week. ie. a 500 calorie deficit per day. You appear to be losing 2kg (4.4 lbs) per week.

Can you share your average calorie intake and how many cals you burn at the gym?

Thanks.

anti

Sorry, double post.

rubysparkle

wow you look amazing...what have you done to lose so much in that time? You are truly inspiring and have made me get my trainers on to get down the gym

BigGail

you look incredible! Well done you!

Maggie1960

You are doing amazing!! Keep up the good work. I am sure you will hit your goals at the rate you are going. Keep it healthy though. That is important.

thanks to everyone! I couldn't do it without MFP and all the awesome support on here.
And trust me, I keep it healthy..I see a Dr and nutritionist once a month..all that weight is gone only because of healthy change in my eating habits and the 6 sometimes 7 times a week gym visits...no matter how late I get off of work I make it to the gym ..it's def addicting.I've learned that there's no magic pill or diet fad..just dedication and permanent changes in eating habits

What an inspiration you are! You look fantastic - and I look forward to seeing your next pictures when you reach 115lbs:flowerforyou:

mbk1970

Holy cow. That is my birthday too. Go Go Go

SweetPandora

Congratulations Rachel! You look fabulous!

Karen

cparter

Rachel,

Good on you for losing the weight. I will not be one to hold my tongue without also seeing both sides of the coin. I am not sure how you lost the weight but I would hope it was through sensible eating and activity. When you have so much the lose it is possible to lose so much in such a short time but when your body learns it changes. In other words it knows when to feast or famine.

With that said if you starved yourself it will reverse in time so I hope you make any necessary changes to prevent that. Now that you have lost the weight it is time to think of some sensible food and fitness decisions.

1. Eat often and stay within your calorie range to lose 1 to 1.5 lbs per week.
2. Monitor fat and sodium because although you may lose fat leads to other health issues (do not want to be slim with high blood pressure and cholesterol) and sodium will cause you to retain water.
3. Eat plenty vegetables and fruits.
4. Balance - Balance the carbs, proteins, and fat based on MFP settings for your goals
5. Exercise at least 40 minutes 7 days a week whether it be walking, elliptical or whatever. Got to move to maintain and continue to lose.

Do not want to throw a hatchet into your plans but want you to realize if you want this change to be permanent you have to make the right decisions. You may be doing all this but since I could not see your diary and we are not friended so I can see your exercise activity I saw this in terms of the unknown while passing on my wisdom.

Carlos

Amarea

Wow, big difference. Fantastic job!

kidakiwi04

Wow!!!! You are doing such a great job.